Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Subject Of Discussion At Forums
Toxic well water at Camp Lejeune, in eastern North Carolina, was a hot topic at forums held on campus at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wednesday.
Month: July 2011
Football Practice to Get Safer in Ivy Leagues
In order to reduce the number of injuries–especially brain trauma–in college football players, Ivy League schools announced today that they will be changing the rules for practices. According to an article in The New York Times, the new rules are being implemented because research shows that college players sustain more total hits to the head …
FDA Offers Guidelines on Medical Apps
Want to know how a medication might affect your breast milk? Whether your medication should be taken on an empty stomach or after a meal? Got a question about a disability, aging, mental health? There’s an app for all that—all of that…and a whole lot more. Just four years ago, nobody knew what an “app” …
HensonFuerst Attorneys Holds Food Drive
Here at HensonFuerst Attorneys, we believe in helping organizations that benefit health and community causes. That’s why we participate in a variety of fundraising events. Today, we learned that one of our local shelters (run by the United Community Ministries) is nearly out of all food and hygiene items. This is a difficult time for …
Drug Labels Not Always Clear
Prescription medications always come with a label that is supposed to instruct patients on how to properly take the drug: When to take the drug…how many times per day…whether to take before or after meals, with food or on an empty stomach…and (most importantly) the proper dosage. But are the labels always clear and accurate? …
Contaminated Alcohol Prep Pads Blamed for Child's Brain Damage
Three years ago, a family was blessed with a set of twin boys. One of the twins had difficulty from the moment they were born, suffering from respiratory distress and needing umbilical artery and vein catheters. At some point in his care, the boy was exposed to the deadly Bacillus cereus bacteria from contaminated alcohol prep pads, a lawsuit now claims.
Tainted Wipes Linked To Brain Damage, Deaths
Before every injections…before every catheter insertion…before anytime the skin needs to be punctured, the first step is to wipe the skin with an alcohol prep pad. Those are the little packets of rubbing alcohol-soaked gauze that are ever-present in hospitals and doctors’ offices. The alcohol pads sterilize the skin so that an injection is as …
Summer Driving: Convertibles and Hearing Loss
We hate to be a downer on this very (extremely!) hot summer day, but it turns out that if you drive a convertible with the top down, you risk more than bug splatters on your sunglasses. A study published in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology showed that driving a convertible at speeds of 55 mph …
Traumatic Brain Injury in the Workplace
We have been writing a lot about how sports participation can increase the risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Now, new research sheds some light on the causes of TBI in the workplace. ScienceDaily reports on an article published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine about the causes and trends of fatal TBI in …
Lead Paint Contamination in Garner Daycare
This story is very disturbing. According to an article on WRAL.com, county inspectors found hazardous levels of lead paint inside Ridoutt’s Daycare Center. The facility closed its doors after receiving the final environmental lead investigation report on July 5. The report (available here: Wake County Lead Investigation Report) reported that hazardous levels of paint were …